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Paul Joseph, Count de Smet de Naeyer (13 May 1843 – 9 September 1913) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.
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Paul de Smet de Naeyer | |
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| Prime Minister of Belgium | |
| In office 5 August 1899 – 2 May 1907 | |
| Monarch | Leopold II |
| Preceded by | Jules Vandenpeereboom |
| Succeeded by | Jules de Trooz |
| In office 25 February 1896 – 24 January 1899 | |
| Monarch | Leopold II |
| Preceded by | Jules de Burlet |
| Succeeded by | Jules Vandenpeereboom |
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| Born | 13 May 1843 Ghent, Belgium |
| Died | 9 September 1913 (aged 70) Brussels, Belgium |
| Political party | Catholic Party |
Born in Ghent, son of a cotton industrialist, he was himself also an industrialist and a banker. He was head of the Société Générale de Belgique and the owner of several coal mines.
He represented Ghent and Eeklo in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 1886 to 1908, and served in the Belgian Senate from 1908 to 1913. He served in several governments, as Minister of Finance from 1894 to 1896, and again from 1899 to 1907, combining the portfolio with the Ministry of Public Works. He was the prime minister of Belgium from 1896 to 1899, and again from 1899 to 1907.
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